Animal Attracting System and Method

Abstract

An animal attracting system and method is disclosed. The animal attracting system includes a moveable decoy and a remote control activation device. The moveable decoy provides a substantially realistic, lifelike appearance of an animal, such as a deer, and provides capability to substantially mimic the natural body movements of the animal, such as a deer. The moveable decoy includes a first motor for moving a tail portion of the moveable decoy, a second motor for rotating the body portion of the moveable decoy about a fixed mounting point, a controller for communicating with the remote control activation device and for actuating the first and second motors, and a power source.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and incorporates by reference U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 657,266 filed Jun. 8, 2012, entitled “Animal Attracting Device and Method,” the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to animal decoys and more particularly to a moveable animal attracting system and method.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Typically it is common to utilize decoys as a hunting aid when hunting certain types of animals, such as deer, bear, and turkeys. However, the effectiveness of decoys is often limited due to limitations in emulating appearance and natural movements of wild animals. For example, deer communicate by using certain body movement, such as movement of the tail in a back and forth motion or flipping of the tail up and down (flagging). Most animal decoys have no, or very limited,...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes an animal attracting system that includes a movable decoy with motors and a mounting system that can be rotated. The system can be remotely controlled using a remote control activation device. The system can be set up in a desired location and attract animals by moving the decoy and emitting scents to attract the animals. The main technical effects of the patent are that it provides an effective and efficient way to attract animals in a safe and remote manner.

Problems solved by technology

However, the effectiveness of decoys is often limited due to limitations in emulating appearance and natural movements of wild animals.

Most animal decoys have no, or very limited, ability to move and emulate an animal's natural body movement.

Therefore, such decoys do not always provide a realistic appearance since they are not capable of suitably emulating an animal's natural body movement and are often fixed in one position.

Consequently, such decoys cannot mimic certain communications between the animals that would be advantageous in attracting an animal into closer range.

However, a drawback of inflatable decoys is that they are not very durable for the rugged environment in which, for example, a deer decoy is typically used.

Additionally, inflatable decoys often do not provide a realistic lifelike appearance.

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